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Japanese start-up loses contact with spacecraft during moon landing

Washington Post - Technology News

The ispace mission began when the spacecraft was launched from Florida in December aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It then took a circuitous route to the moon, before attempting the landing Tuesday in the Atlas crater of the northeast quadrant of the moon. While leaders at the company expressed confidence that their spacecraft would touch down successfully, they acknowledged the difficulty of a lunar landing and recent failed attempts by others.


Republicans attack Biden with a fully AI-generated ad

Engadget

It's not a huge surprise that the Republican National Committee (RNC) had attack ads ready to go whenever President Joe Biden officially announced his re-election campaign. What's novel this time is that the video uses imagery generated by artificial intelligence to present the RNC's vision of what the world may look like if Biden wins again in 2024. The RNC told Axios it was the first time it had used a video that was made entirely with AI. The ad starts by depicting Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at an election victory party. Although there's a faint disclaimer in the top-left corner noting that the ad was "built entirely with AI imagery," there's a dead giveaway that it's not a real photo of Biden and Harris -- both of the smiling, AI-generated figures have far too many teeth.


U.S. Law-Enforcement Agencies Seek to Combat AI Bias

WSJ.com: WSJD - Technology

U.S. law-enforcement officials said Tuesday they are resolved to combat discrimination and bias arising from the use of artificial intelligence in areas such as lending, housing and hiring, as growing adoption of automated systems such as ChatGPT gains attention from Washington. "There is not an exemption in our nation's civil-rights laws for new technologies," said Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on a call with reporters. "Companies must take responsibility for the use of these tools."


Biden administration officials promise to fight AI discrimination

Washington Post - Technology News

With AI increasingly used to make decisions about hiring, credit, housing and other services, top leaders from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federal watchdogs warned about the risk of "digital redlining." The officials said they are concerned that faulty data sets and poor design choices could perpetuate racial disparities. They promised to use existing law to combat those harms.


A Cambridge Analytica-style scandal for AI is coming

MIT Technology Review

The breathless pace of development means data protection regulators need to be prepared for another scandal like Cambridge Analytica, says Wojciech Wiewiรณrowski, the EU's data watchdog. Wiewiรณrowski is the European data protection supervisor, and he is a powerful figure. His role is to hold the EU accountable for its own data protection practices, monitor the cutting edge of technology, and help coordinate enforcement around the union. I spoke with him about the lessons we should learn from the past decade in tech, and what Americans need to understand about the EU's data protection philosophy. Here's what he had to say.


Supreme Court ruling in YouTube case could have implications for ChatGPT

FOX News

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have implications for rapidly developing technologies like artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The justices are due to rule by the end of June whether Alphabet Inc's YouTube can be sued over its video recommendations to users. That case tests whether a U.S. law that protects technology platforms from legal responsibility for content posted online by their users also applies when companies use algorithms to target users with recommendations.


Human values, as well as AI, must be at the core of the future of work Anna Thomas

The Guardian

The UK economy is at a pivotal moment. Two years on from Covid, and it remains the only country in the developed world where people have continued to drop out of the labour market in greater numbers beyond the pandemic. Rates of economic inactivity have risen and vacancies in the hospitality, health and technology sectors are proving hard to fill. The UK is experiencing new forms of polarisation between good and poor-quality work. How the government responds to the challenges the current jobs market presents is crucial.


President Biden launches 2024 re-election campaign, Bud Light rivals stealing sales and more top headlines

FOX News

'FINISH THE JOB' - President Biden officially announces bid for re-election, Harris to remain as running mate. NO CASH, NO PRIVACY - Biden admin is quietly planning for a future where you don't own money, writes Justin Haskins. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION - Minnesota WWII veteran marks turning 100 years old, wishes today's young people had'more backbone.' 'SCI-TECH BULLYING' - China fumes as Biden admin aims to starve country of AI, tech-related investments. 'PULLING THE STRINGS' - White House furiously consulting eco groups ahead of expected power plant crackdown.


Waiting in the Wings: Drone Maker Bayraktar Seen as Possible ErdoฤŸan Successor

Der Spiegel International

In Libya, Bayraktar TB2 drones helped the official government in Tripoli stamp down an uprising by warlord Khalifa Haftar. In Nagorno-Karabakh, they played a decisive role in Azerbaijan's victory over Armenia, after which autocrat Ilham Aliyev celebrated by presenting footage of drone strikes on video screens in the capital city of Baku. The Ukrainians mainly deployed them in the first months of the war, before Russian air defenses adapted their strategy. The fact that the drones are supplied primarily to countries that are close to the ErdoฤŸan government is conspicuous. Baykar is the flagship of Turkey's defense industry, which has grown tenfold since ErdoฤŸan came to power in 2003.


Ex-White House doctor Rep Ronny Jackson demands Biden take cognitive test or drop out of 2024 race

FOX News

Panelists Katie Pavlich, Juan Williams and Guy Benson join "Special Report with Bret Baier" to discuss President Joe Biden's anticipated presidential reelection announcement and the possible "age issue." Rep. Ronny Jackson, who was a White House physician to multiple presidents, is circulating a letter among House Republicans demanding that President Joe Biden take a cognitive test or drop out of the 2024 race. Jackson, R-Texas, led previous calls for Biden to take a cognitive test, including one in July 2022 that was signed by more than 50 House Republicans. The latest letter comes as Biden is widely expected to officially announce his 2024 campaign this week. "We call on you to either resign immediately and renounce your bid for reelection or submit to a clinically validated cognitive screening assessment and make those results available to the public," says Jackson's letter, which is addressed to Biden.